Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case

The 31-year-old former police officer is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in 2024

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial

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Key events 9m ago Lamarre-Condon gets emotional in the witness box 20m ago Lamarre-Condon alleges former supervisor made homophobic remarks 31m ago Welcome Key events 9m ago Lamarre-Condon gets emotional in the witness box 20m ago Lamarre-Condon alleges former supervisor made homophobic remarks 31m ago Welcome Lamarre-Condon says he and Baird would go on dates where they would go to the movies, eat dinner or watch musicals:

double quotation mark Jesse was very much like me. He was very outgoing and willing to do sporting activities… he has his scuba license, like me, so we also did that.

The police officer is responding to questions about the beginning of their relationship:

double quotation mark For the months of October and November 2022 it was friends with a sexual relationship. When we would meet up it was of the sexual nature. By December 2022 that’s when we began going on romantic dates.

Recalling occasions when he had to deal with dead bodies, Lamarre-Condon has spoken about a co-worker who had shot himself in the head.

“I said ‘How are you?’ and he told me he was good. Nothing appeared out of normal to me, nothing about his behaviour suggested what he was about to do.

“[He] went to his desk took out his gun whilst off duty and shot himself in the head at work.”

Lamarre-Condon’s co-workers later found their deceased colleague, the court heard.

Lamarre-Condon has accused his former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was an openly gay police officer.

“He would say things such as, ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne,’” he told the court.

During one occasion when responding to a domestic violence report, the man allegedly said, “Let’s go get these fucking faggots.”

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has taken the witness box in his double murder trial.

He is giving evidence in the NSW supreme court in front of a 15-person jury, as the first witness for the defence.

Wearing a light grey suit, a dark coloured tie and a white collared shirt, Lamarre-Condon took an oath and vowed to tell the truth.

Welcome to Guardian Australia’s coverage of the Beau Lamarre-Condon trial.

Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence this morning in his high-profile double murder case in Sydney .

The 31-year-old is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.

He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.

Fuente: The Guardian World